Progress Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Progress Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
41 13.007 N,69 36.967 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Name | PROGRESS |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
41 13.007 N,69 36.967 W
Progress on Wreck Map
Progress Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORY H8599/61--UNREVIEWED; 80FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY, AN INVESTIGTION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS ADDRESSED IN A REPORT, "WRECK INVESTIGATION-OPR-401", FILED AS CL841/61. CL841/61--WK INVEST. REPORT-PROJECT OPR-401; "THIS WRECK SHOWN ON CHART #1107(13200) IS LISTED ON THE PRESURVEY REVIEW (1961) AS BEING THE SHIP PROGRESS SUNK BEFORE WORLD WAR II. A TWO HOUR INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION WAS MADE IN A ONE SQUARE MILE AREA CENTERING ABOUT THE CHARTED POSITION, IN JUNE 1961, WITHOUT FINDING ANY EVIDENCE OF THIS WRECK. A SYSTEM OF EAST-WEST CLOSELY SPACED LINES WERE CROSSED WITH NORTH-SOUTH LINES WHICH WERE PLOTTED ON AN OVERLAY. THE BOTTOM IN THE AREA INVESTIGATED IS UNEVEN AVERAGING ABOUT 14 FATHOMS. THERE ARE SMALL SHOALS WITH DEPTHS OF 8 FATHOMS ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE CHARTED POSITION, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF THE WRECK WAS FOUND. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE REPORTED POSITION IS IN ERROR. ONLY BY WIRE DRAGGING CAN POSITIVE PROOF OF THE PRESENT NON-EXISTENCE OF THIS WRECK BE ESTABLISHED. HOWEVER, BASED ON THIS INVESTIGATION, IT IS RECOMMENED THAT THE WRECK BE REMOVED FROM THE CHART." DESCRIPTION 24 PROGRESS POSITION FROM CG RECORDS SUNK BEFORE WWII. POSITION GIVEN IN LAT 41-13N, LONG 69-37W(NAD27). TONS 116. (ENTERED 9/92 RWD)